Fan attachment



Sept. 25, 1923. 1

R. R. WINTER FAN ATTACHMENT Filed April 18. 1922 WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented ent.

teen ROBERT REX WIE'IER, OF LELAND, MISSISSIPPI.

' FAN ATTACHMENT.

Application filed April 18, i922. Serial No -354,523.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bonner R. WINTLR, a

citizen of the United States, resicing at Leland, in the county of Nashington and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fan Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide for distributing the air current from an electric tan in a more satisfactory manner than is possible under usual conditions.

A further object is to provide a device of this type which may be sold'at a very reasonable figure, and one which will also serve as a guard member, or additional guard member.

A further object is to providea device designed to take the place of an oscillating attachment, and a. device which will dis tribute the air currents over a greater areaand thereby lessen the inconvenience arising from a strong direct breeze, because. of its tendency to displace all light articles in its path, and because of the injurious eifects sometimes produced on the health ofthe individuals making use of the tan.

A still further object is to provide particular means for effecting connection with the usual wire guard.

lVith'the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of elements described and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7 i

In the drawings. Figure 1 is a view'ot the device in front elevation, as applied to a fan; Figure 2 shows the fan structure in top plan, and the attachment in horizontal section; .Figure 3 is a front elevation of an attachment employing bladcs or vanes extending in two directions: Figure 1 is a dctail view showing how the blades maybe connected with the annular member.

The annular element 10 may be provided with an outwardly extending flange 11 and with a portion 12 providing an annular groove 13 designed to cooperate with the usual guard carried by an electrician.

Various types of securing devices may be employed, depending upon the wishes or the manufacturer, butin the drawings I have shown the securing devices designatedfl5 and 16.

The blades 'or-vanes 18 may beassembled in two series on either side of the center of the element 10. These vanes are suitably secured to member 10, as by soldering, welding or by providing tongues 20 extending through slots 21 and being outwardly defiected beyond the outerxwall of member 10.

If desired horizontal blades 22 and 23" '1. A device of the class described, comprising an annular member, means for at-: .taching said member-to a fan structure, a

plurality of vanes extending across said annular member and positioned at anangle" with reference to the path of a current of air from the fan, and blades extending transversely'with reference to the vanes.

2A device of the class described, com prising an annular member provided with an annular groove for cooperation with a guard member of a fan, securing devices for the annular member, and a plurality of vanes extending across the annular member, said vanes being arranged in two series and the outer vanes being at a greater angle withreference to the normal path of the air cur- '90 rents than the remaining vanes. and air defleeting members extendlng transversely of some of said vanes.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

ROBERT REX-WINTER. V 

